India captain Virat Kohli is definitely forward of his contemporaries and destined for greatness, former Sri Lankan batting stalwart Kumar Sangakkara has mentioned.Run-machine Kohli capped a memorable 2018 by way of changing into the primary to win the World Cricket Council’s (ICC) cricketer, Take a look at and one-day world (ODI) participant of the yr awards ultimate month.

Thought to be a part of the elite team additionally that includes Kiwi Kane Williamson, Australian Steve Smith and England’s Joe Root, Kohli has surged forward after a good looking 2018 and is recently the highest ranked Take a look at in addition to one-day batsman.

“And I believe going ahead, he’s going to be one of the crucial largest ever cricketers, if now not the best ever,” mentioned the Sri Lankan batting nice.

With 39 centuries from 222 one-day fits, Kohli is 2d most effective to compatriot Sachin Tendulkar – who scored 49 from 463 – within the 50-over century makers’ record.

He has additionally scored 25 loads in 77 Checks.

Sangakkara is amazed by way of Kohli’s talent to luck throughout codecs with out tinkering his foundation recreation.

“He has this improbable knack of scoring runs and has an excessively, very forged manner that he believes in…” mentioned the previous Sri Lanka captain.

“… in case you see the pace which he bats with, it rarely adjustments. He does learn the placement really well.

“He’s an excessively passionate man, you notice that during his expressions at the box… it is the general facet of each the individual and the way he has looked after his batting and his perspective.”

Sangakkara’s former workforce mate Mahela Jayawardene lauded how Kohli treated the force of main the workforce of a cricket-mad country of one.three billion.

“It isn’t as regards to the power Virat has however to grasp how one can care for force now not simply at the box but in addition off the sector and the expectancies,” mentioned the previous Sri Lanka captain.

“We grew up with Sachin who needed to in all probability enjoy the similar factor. And for the following technology, it is most likely on Virat’s shoulders…” Jayawardene mentioned.